1890's Dunagan's Grocery and Supply: Let's Step Back in Time and Go for a Visit.
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2023
- Dunagan’s Grocery and Supply
Address: 1748 Old Mill Springs Rd, Monticello, KY 42633
Phone: (606) 396-1447
Owner Carolyn Boston Speers and son Eddie
Hours: Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday 11-6 PM
Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
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Food
Dunagan’s Store serves smoked meats, BBQ, and homemade sides, perfect for a sit-down meal.
History
Dunagan’s Store is a charming old-fashioned country store that has been operating since the late 1920s. It can be found across from the Mill Springs Mill Park and the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument’s Brown-Lanier House. In 1935, the store was moved 100 yards to its current location using mule power. Back in the day, the store carried almost everything the Mill Springs community might need and even served as the Mill Springs Post Office. Despite the changing times, the store’s overall appearance has remained the same. Since the 1920s, the store has been locally owned and operated. The current owner, Carolyn Boston Speers, is a Mill Springs native who has worked hard, along with her son, to preserve the store’s heritage. With their efforts, they have successfully recreated the welcoming atmosphere that Everette Dunagan, the previous owner, extended to the community.
You can find Dunagan's on Facebook at the below link
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I like Eddie. If it wasn’t for him that store would probably not exist. He’s a good narrator of the stores past history. Thanks Eddie. Thanks John for bringing this store to your channel. Tell Eddie to keep it up….
Kentucky is Beautiful my Friends, Discover it . !!!
That young man certainly knows a lot of the history of the store.
It would freak me out feeling the building sway 2 or 3 inches in the wind. It's amazing those old buildings are still in operation. That alone is outstanding.
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Love hearing these stories! The older stores are always fun to visit!
John, Another great video....Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Thanks
I enjoyed listening to that guy..what a great source of info about this place. watched the entire video. Glad its still around and the families connected to it. thanks!
You’re welcome
Really good video,very interesting thanks John , that guy is a awesome storyteller.
You’re welcome my friend
These videos make me rethink my whole life... good stuff. thank you
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Loved this historical building! Thanks again! I appreciate you, John and Jodi❤
What a neat, old store! I'd love to be able to go back in time and see the people that owned and ran the store and the post office and their customers! Like they say: " If those walls could talk..."
I went back to my roots with this video. My grandfather owned a country store before his passing in 1951, I actually took naps inside the candy counter! After his passing, the building was sold and moved about a mile down the road and converted into a home. I am 75 and the house is still being lived in today. I love the old stories.
Where is Mill Springs, Kentucky?
I am from Kentucky and I can't find it!😊
Eddie would make a good tour guide anywhere. He'd make a good income doing video tours. Thanks for doing this one. I like them all but this will stand out as one of my favorites.
Awesome thanks for watching
Me too. This was one of my favorites. That guy has got a good memory and charisma. No wonder his mom wanted him to run the place.
I love the testimonies and history about these stores.
Oh the memories! I had forgotten about the floor cleaner. My parents had a cleaner that was green or blue that they used in our old country store, the best I recall. I remember the smell of it.
Bless your heart!
Now that’s a store with history! Just seeing the photos of the men hanging around the front brings back memories of going to the barber shop and listening to the men talk and kid each other! If you talked too much you for sure got a stern warning and it wasn’t necessarily your dad either. Thanks for sharing 👍😎🤠🥰
You’re welcome
Love finding old country stores when I get a chance to travel 😎🤠🥰
Really enjoyed this episode..my favorite so far
Thanks for watching
John, Jodie, you done it again, found a jewel of a place.
Thanks for sharing Eddie, Mom,John, and Jodie 😊😊.
Old "pop marbles" in and around 1953, I went into an old grocery store with dad - no money, but when I left, I had a candy bar in my pocket. When we got home with bread maybe cheese, as I got over the candy bar fell out - My dad saw it- and- said- stay where you are, and I will be right back. (Long wait) The car backed out and we drove back to the store - then he said take that candy back to the store owner tell him what you did, and I will ask him later what you said. Yes, I got it wright! Yes, I then learned about stealing. That was in Farmington Arkansas. You know that was good for me thanking back, but hard lesson.
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BTW Cotto-Waxo still sells for sweep. Hard to believe. Awesome video
COTTO-WAXO PRODUCTS COMPANY OF TEXAS; Incorporation Date: 28 November 1911
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The best stores
I really enjoy your videos on old country stores. This was a good video.
Thank you
Eddie's quite the talker and story teller. Very knowledgeable but wears me out 😂. Interesting place John. Would definitely visit if I was ever in the area.
Very interesting and different. More of a museum where you can buy food than a General store.
John and Jody. "You have been served!" What a colorful character he is. Great video. This would be a great day trip. Thank you for sharing.
I love these stories about days gone by places so interesting thank you for sharing and mmm that pulled pork sandwich looked delish reminded me of the pulled pork BBQ I got back home in VA. NO red sauce there only vinegar sauce where I was from.
What an interesting place to visit!! Loved hearing Eddie sharing the history of the store. Great video!!
Listening to this young man is a delight. Great stories! Great video. God Bless 🙏
Thanks God bless you
John an Jodie love the old country store's that's one thing you don't see alot of anymore I'm from Michigan and ya definitely don't see any up here anymore
Hello from Jodi! No you don’t see many nowadays that’s why we track them down and learn their history
This is just how I grew up. Fantastic
Thank You Mr. Wood, we love to see this old American History!
I really enjoyed the history of the store.Thank you for sharing with us.
Always, thanks so much
God bless you all and good 😊
God bless you too
Thank you, John, for another very interesting video. The area is simply beautiful!
How you find these characters and places I’ll never know ,but find them you do,another resounding success John,thanks so much for my enjoyable evening’s viewing,good luck to you.
Thank you
I grew up in Wayne County and my grandparents lived a few miles down the road from this store. We use walk to Mill Springs and stop at this store for sandwiches and a soda pop. It doesn't look like it did back then, but it's great to see what it has become.
I remember Mother lightly sprinkle the floor with water to sweep. It keeps the wood floor dust down.
Eddie was blessed with the gift of gab .
He can prepare food and talk at the same time!
I enjoy watching the general stores very much.
I never heard of “Free Range Kids “! Lol❤
Wish hands were washed but that’s just me, not intended to be mean.
I enjoy little quaint areas.
Loved the upstairs!
So great how the family has weekly Sunday dinner together, especially with the amount of family in attendance.
Unfortunately I believe it’s rare nowadays. Very nice.
This is Jodi and yes one thing I do miss ore than anything is spending every Sunday with all of my family and cousins at my Granny’s house. I wish family would do this more often nowadays.
OMG my mom lived up the road a bit. I was there in the store as a child in the 50s an 60s we got lunch meat for sandwiches. My aunt an uncle lived up the road on a hill in a Brickhouse been to the mills lots of times as an adult. Thanks for this video❤❤❤
I REMEMBER THE PINK STUFF, THEY USED IT TO CLEAN THE SCOOL FLOORS!! IN THE 1960'S
His shop is immaculate ...
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We live in Metcalfe County, and this place sounds absolutely perfect for us 70+ senior citizens, to take a day trip some Saturday. I am absolutely fascinated by General Stores...❤😊
Wonderful memories to have,
I absolutely love these old country stores and am so glad they are keeping it going. A lot of these stores have been torn down and a modern convenience store was built in their place.
What a character I like him
Yeah...who did get to drink the pickle juice???
Thanks John & Jodi You should of had a little joke to tell that guy...he was serious burnin toast.🤩🤩🤩🤩
I drank pickle juice out of the jar with a straw-- It was a gallon jar (am I gross or what?)
John this was a fantastic video this week. Thank you for visiting an old general store here in Kentucky.
My pleasure
Excellent video.
It is awesome to go to a place like this with so much history and the person working there has as much knowledge of the place as this guy does! It makes the visit extra special. Love this!
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This place is across the river from where my dad’s people lived on White Oak Creek near Nancy. Seven generations since coming out of Pittsylvania County VA. My great great grandfather was in the 19th KY Infantry, but was not at the Mill Springs battle. He served in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana, and was captured at the Battle of Mansfield Crossing, near Shreveport.
John this man loves to talk.🤣🤣 great video thanks for sharing
You’re welcome my friend
This was special.❤ TY Eddie.
I love watching your ole Kentucky home type vlogs. My husband was born in a small town in Ky: Clarkson. And we lived a while in the town next door: Leitchfield. Back in the 1960’s - pure country, farm style living then. Country store stop for lunch: white bread with a slice of fresh cut of bologna. You bring back a simple life of memories when I watch these, John. TY. Barbara.
I live at McDaniels. 13 miles from Leitchfield. Eat at K'S cafe in Clarkson alot .
Another Great video . Thanks for sharing ❤
Wow this was really really Great…love that he knows so much about and has a real love for old places!!
Awesome show Thanks.
Thank you
I love these old stores great videos 👍
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Everett Dunnagan; the COUNTRY HAM MAN!!!
Love this store.
Looks like an awesome place to go visit
Awesome Video. Eddie very knowledgeable about the history of the store.
Glad you enjoyed it
Another winner john, these places are America as I remember it. I remember the Janitor at the Greensfork School (all 12 grade) used something like that to sweep the hallways and steps he would sprinkle it down and wait a few minutes then start sweeping. It seemed oily but was not slick or sticky. Great find and the proprietor was very thorough in his narrative. Thank you and him for sharing this historical treasure.
My pleasure
I know what bein a free range kid was, i used to ride up to local tire shop when i finaly got a bike. Ice dream, moon pies,cokes in the glass bottle, rc cola and chewing gum, candy all in the same place. The old man became a good freind .
It's cool to listen to him while he's cooking!
keep up the good work John and Jodi
Now he a talker if I have ever seen one lol But he’s interesting how he remembers everything that he does
Oohh... I can travel out of state to see a building that's almost as old as my house!!!
MAN.. that does sound tempting
You should!
Isn't this down by riletta Lynn's house Old Mill springs road😊 that food sure does look good y'all nice job❤
Great! Loved this! Thank you!
My pleasure
You are a great person. I am very glad you are you.
Going to have to go there soon. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Well done Eddie and a excellent video John.
Thanks
Great video 👍
Would luv to visit 🎉 pulled pork sounds yummy
Great video!
Thanks so much
Only if the walls can talk !!!!!!!!!!
Right, I agree
Love the story on this store, and I actually purchased a Lithograph by Craig Hendrix of Dunagens store a couple of years ago at a thrift store in Boise Idaho where I live, kind of neat to see this story on it, I really enjoy your Videos!
Thanks for watching
This was so cool. Thank you for the video guys.
You can still buy the floor sweeping compound.
Ladies first! Love it!
Love the show
Another great video of a time past. Visited RM Brooks store in Rugby the other day already in the Facebook page. Keep up the great heritage work that your doing.
Thank you
THE DUST DOWN WORKS GOOD
I notice the store owner is serving Blue Bell Ice Cream, which is a Texas made ice cream. I live in Central Texas and my husband used to deliver Blue Bell to a large central TX area.
My favorite-JODI💞
Check out the Rabbit Hash General Store. In Rabbit Has Kentucky.
How fun! Thank you again for the "escape" from Seattle ❤
God Bless your travels 🙏🏽
Thanks so much
My pleasure!
back in 1988 down there by the Cumberland dam up the hill there’s a house restaurant I don’t know if it’s still there or not you can get one biscuit and gravy it cost $.99
Wow, wish biscuits and gravy cost that much nowadays
The last info I had on the Stage Coach, it is in a Wells Fargo Bank in California!
Thank you for the video! What was that steam coming from and why was it there?
Not sure
Sounds like a air raid siren to me
I was surprised to find that Cotto-Waxo is still sold today. I had never heard of it so assumed it was an older obsolete product. The way it is packaged shows its age though.
This gentleman should write everything down, everything that he remembers about the old place, because the years fly by. 100 years from now the future owners will be showing photos of him and his stories and notes that he leaves behind.
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My Mom and Dad was born in Monticello KY, Wayne county
There are several Mill Springs in Kentucky
I thought I recognize that Dunnigans store, I got kin that lives all around the lake, my baby sister lives across the lake from there, in Nancy. There was a civil war scirmage? I guess it was a battle even though it wasn’t a major one, right around Mill Springs there somewhere. Haha I remember a lot of old country stores that had those Rainbo bread screen doors.
Lol Sadie said she likes going to far away places. 🧡She wants us to go to this place. 😂Oh and she said to come back to R.M Brooks so she can come see you.😂
we were there a few weeks ago but Im going to be filming the 127 yard sale for a few days. Im not sure where i will be at yet but i will let you know.
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Just saw you on The Hillbilly Kitchen
Anyone else think Eddie favors Stephin Baldwin? 😂
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Where is Mill Springs, Ky.?
pickles onions or halapenios
This is not far from where I live
Cool